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Tacky

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Adhesive; sticky; tenacious: noting viscous substances or surfaces. Also tackey.
  • Unkempt; rough; shabby; ill-fed: said of persons or animals.
  • Bad; poor; miserable.
  • noun. A long and stout branch of mimosa with the thorns left on at the end.
  • noun. An ill-fed or neglected horse; a rough, bony nag: sometimes used also of persons in the like condition. Also tackey and ticky.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried.
  • noun. An ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a person in a like condition.
  • adjective. Dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt.
  • adjective. In poor taste; appearing cheap; gaudy; unstylish. Broadly used to describe objects whose style is disapproved of by the speaker.
  • adjective. Tactless; in poor taste; -- used to describe behavior.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of a substance, slightly sticky.
  • adjective. Of low quality.
  • adjective. In poor taste.
  • adjective. gaudy, flashy, showy, garish
  • adjective. dowdy, shabbily dressed
  • adjective. shabby, dowdy (in one's appearance)
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. tastelessly showy
  • adjective. (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
  • Word Usage
    "Instead, it's through the mediation of the new Capitol building's role as a cultural force -- one iconically reproduced on currency, commemorated in tacky souvenirs, and glimpsed through grubby windows from the backseats of cars -- that the presence of his future makes itself felt."
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    Equivalent
    tasteless  wet  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Iraqi  Jackie  Jacky  blackie  jacky  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cheesy  chic  crappy  creepy  disheveled  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    tackier  tackiest